9 Apr 2025

Heath Franklin on returning to NZ and 20 years of 'Chopper'

From Nights, 10:30 pm on 9 April 2025

Australian comedian, Heath Franklin, is bringing his show, "Chopper: The Last Hard Bastard on Earth", to towns and cities all across New Zealand next month.

He joins Emile Donovan to reflect on twenty years of doing Chopper, being known as 'the sweary comedian', and his story of actually meeting Chopper Read.

Check out tour dates here.

A promotional poster for Heath Franklin's Chopper: The Last Hard Bastard on Earth. Heath Franklin, as Chopper, stands in front of a post-apocalyptic landscape, holding an axe across his shoulders.

Australian stand-up comedian and writer Heath Franklin has been doing his Chopper Read character for over twenty years now. Photo: Supplied